One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Yucaipa should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's possible to plant browallia.

Planting Calendar for Browallia

Frost tolerance for browallia:	Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant:	After all chance of frost has passed.

Since browallia do not do well in cold weather you must wait until after the last frost has passed before you can plant them.

The earliest that you can plant browallia in Yucaipa is March. However, you really should wait until April if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant browallia and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your browallia may not have a chance to grow to maturity. If you are starting your browallia indoors then you might be able to get away with starting them a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is February 15 in Yucaipa. You should expect an average low temperature of 25°F in the coldest months of winter.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Yucaipa is just an average and the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Yucaipa there is a last frost after February 15 so just be sure to be ready to cover your browallia if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Yucaipa

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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